Snow Day Alert: 5 Tips for Working From Home

Time to reconsider your Monday morning commute. Just in time for Telework Week, another snowstorm is making its way across the U.S., threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on 100 million people from the Midwest to the Northeast.

The historically chilly winter hasn’t just dampened moods—it has also crushed productivity. Companies including Coca-Cola Co.,Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and TJX, the parent of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, have blamed the cold weather for disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. On Capitol Hill Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speculated that the frosty temperatures may have pushed down economic growth in the last quarter, a figure that was revised downward to 2.4% on Friday.

But a snow day doesn’t have to be a lost day. As companies scramble to cope with an uptick in telecommuting, here are five tips on how to keep everyone engaged.